Hello Bearville boys ‘n’ girls. Sorry I have been so inactive – I have been really busy. I am trying to post every Friday sooooo…yeah. I wrote this short biography for you guys… awkward. Anyway, the next post will be about the app ‘Bear Valley’. Enjoy!
Maxine Clark’s Biography
Maxine Clark is the founder of our beloved Build-a-Bear Workshop. Born in Coral Gables, Florida in the USA on the 6th of March, 1949 (now 69) she has revolutionized Teddy Bear history, and has created one of the most well known stuffed toy companies.
When she graduated from the University of Georgia as an honorary doctor, she decided to work at a retail store. It was nice at the start but it was starting to lose its touch.
One day, Clark was shopping with one of her friends daughters; her brother was a collector of TY Beanie Babies. They couldn’t find anything new. Clark’s daughter’s friend suggested that they could make their own. And that’s what they did.
In 2006, Clark wrote a book titled, ‘The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart’. Now, Maxine Clark’s company owns around 200 Build-a-Bear Workshops in the world.
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